"Research"" (AIR), the Ig Nobel Prizes are presented by Nobel laureates in a ceremony at the Sanders Theater, Harvard University, and are followed by the winners’ public lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Ig Nobels were created in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of the ""Annals of Improbable Research"", editor-in-chief of the ""Journal of Irreproducible Results"" and master of ceremonies at all subsequent awards ceremonies. Awards were presented at that time for discoveries ""that cannot, or should not, be reproduced"". Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics,"
"Ig Nobel Prize The Ig Nobel Prize ( ) is a parody of the Nobel Prize awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. Since 1991, the Ig Nobel Prizes have been awarded to ""honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think."" The name of the award is a pun on the word ""ignoble,"" which means ""characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness,"" and is satirical social criticism that identifies ""absurd"" research, although, occasionally, such research has succeeded in yielding useful knowledge. Organized by the scientific humor magazine, the ""Annals of Improbable"
"Ig Nobel Prize 2"" which was later retitled ""The Man Who Tried to Clone Himself"". An Ig Nobel Tour has been an annual part of National Science week in the United Kingdom since 2003. The tour has also traveled to Australia several times, Aarhus University in Denmark in April 2009, Italy and The Netherlands. A September 2009 article in ""The National"" titled ""A noble side to Ig Nobels"" says that, although the Ig Nobel Awards are veiled criticism of trivial research, history shows that trivial research sometimes leads to important breakthroughs. For instance, in 2006, a study showing that one"
"International University, an unaccredited university located in Springfield, Missouri. Born in Kenedy, Texas, Baugh graduated in 1955 from Abilene High School in Abilene, Texas. He currently appears on Trinity Broadcasting Network program ""Creation in the 21st Century"". Baugh was also the president and a graduate of the Pacific International University. In 1984, Baugh started the Creation Evidence Museum in a double-wide trailer in Glen Rose, Texas, near Dinosaur Valley State Park, to promote creationism. The museum exhibits have been strongly criticized by scientists as incorrectly identified dinosaur prints, other fossils, or outright forgeries. In 2008, a descendant of a family"
"University; Miami Shores, Florida Alpha Delta - Cabrini College; Radnor, Pennsylvania Alpha Epsilon - LaGrange College; LaGrange, Georgia Alpha Eta - McKendree University; Lebanon, Illinois Alpha Iota - Felician College; Lodi, New Jersey Alpha Kappa - Marian University; Indianapolis, Indiana Alpha Lambda - Clarkson University; Potsdam, New York Alpha - Loyola University Chicago; Chicago, Illinois Gamma - DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois Delta - St. Mary's College; Moraga, California Epsilon - Loyola University New Orleans; New Orleans, Louisiana Theta - St. Norbert College; De Pere, Wisconsin Eta - Quincy University; Quincy, Illinois Iota - Regis College; Denver, Colorado Mu - Spring"
"Greenwich University (Norfolk Island) Greenwich University was a controversial distance learning institution, founded in 1972 in Missouri (at this time, it was known as the International Institute for Advanced Studies), in operation from 1990 to 2003 in Hawaii—1998 to 2003 under different ownership—and from 1998 to 2002 in Norfolk Island, Australia. It has never been recognized by an accrediting body of the federal Department of Education in the United States and was recognized only for a short time by the state of Queensland, Australia. In 2000, the Norfolk Island school was called a degree mill by the Sydney Morning Herald,"
"of Florida University of Hawaii University of Illinois University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of Nebraska University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of North Texas University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Texas University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington University, St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Yale University American Institute of Indian Studies The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), founded in 1961, is a"
"Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States, is an independent, postdoctoral research center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry founded in 1930 by American educator Abraham Flexner, together with philanthropists Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. The IAS is perhaps best known as the academic home of Albert Einstein, Hermann Weyl, John von Neumann and Kurt Gödel, after their immigration to the United States. Although it is close to and collaborates with Princeton University, Rutgers University, and other nearby institutions, it is independent and does not charge tuition or"
"Cruz and Dave Panton<br> 1991 Yale: David Gray and Austan Goolsbee<br> 1990 Wesleyan: Mark Berkowitz and Dan Prieto<br> 1989 Columbia: Andrew Cohen and Rob Kaplan<br> 1988 University of Maryland, Baltimore County: Greg Ealick and Mark Voyce<br> 1987 Swarthmore: Josh Davis and Reid Neureiter<br> 1984 Princeton: Chris Alston and Peter Shearer<br> 1983 Swarthmore: Grant Oliphant and Chris DeMoulin 2018 Yale: Jim Huang and Michael Mao <br> 2017 Swarthmore: Miriam Pierson and William Meyer <br> 2016 Princeton: Bharath Srivatsan and Sinan Ozbay <br> 2015 Harvard: Nathaniel Donahue and Fanele Mashwama <br> 2014 Yale: Michael Barton and Zach Bakal <br> 2013 Harvard: Ben"
"William C. Perkins, Indiana University-Bloomington 1991–1992 Robert E. Markland, University of South Carolina 1990–1991 Ronald J. Ebert, University of Missouri-Columbia 1989–1990 Bernard W. Taylor, III, Virginia Tech 1988–1989 William L. Berry, Ohio State University 1987–1988 James M. Clapper, Aladdin TempRite 1986–1987 William R. Darden, Deceased 1985–1986 Harvey J. Brightman, Georgia State University 1984–1985 Sang M. Lee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1983–1984 Laurence J. Moore, Virginia Tech 1982–1983 Linda G. Sprague, China Europe International Business School (CEIB) 1981–1982 Norman L. Chervany, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1979–1981 D. Clay Whybark, University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1978–1979 John Neter, University of Georgia 1977–1978 Charles P."
"must have outstanding academic and caddie records, good character and leadership skills and financial need. The Scholarship is renewed on a yearly basis. Most Scholars live at one of the 14 universities that has a Foundation-owned Scholarship House. The 14 chapters are as follows in order of foundation: Northwestern University (1940), University of Illinois (1951), University of Michigan (1952), University of Wisconsin (1953), Michigan State University (1955), Marquette University (1955), University of Minnesota (1958), Ohio State University (1962), Purdue University (1967), University of Colorado (1967), University of Missouri (1968), Indiana University (1969), Miami University (1974) and University of Oregon (2016)."
"investigation and ""required institutional certification of proper attribution in any future grant proposals"" from Paquette and ""prohibited him from serving on Public Health Service Advisory Committees, Boards, or review groups"" for ten years. For a separate plagiarism incident that occurred in 1991, the Ohio State University investigatory panel found that Paquette had plagiarized a NSF proposal, that he was also a reviewer for, and included sections in a paper he published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The NSF's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Paquette knowingly ""submitted falsified evidence for the purpose of disproving the misconduct"
"Great Rose Bowl Hoax, where a card stunt was altered to display ""Caltech"" rather than the name of one of the competing teams. Caltech students also altered the scoreboard display during the 1984 Rose Bowl to show Caltech beating MIT 38–9, and in May 1987 changed the Hollywood Sign to read ""CALTECH"". MIT was founded in 1861, and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, directly across the Charles River from central Boston. MIT enrolled 4512 undergraduates and 6807 graduate students for the 2014-2015 academic year. 85 Nobel laureates and 28 National Medal of Science or Technology recipients are currently or have"
"Johns Hopkins University, and Queen's University have each hosted twice. The most recent iteration was held by the University of Toronto in January 2018. The current North American champions are from Stanford University. Since 1992, the most successful university overall has been the University of Toronto, with six championship victories. It is followed by Yale University, with five victories. After that, Princeton University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and McGill University have two championships each, and no other university has won more than once. No team has ever repeated as the top team at the championship. Three individuals have won"
"body of the United States Department of Education. In 1990 John Bear, who was previously affiliated with the International Institute for Advanced Studies in California, became president of Greenwich University, then located in Hilo, Hawaii. Greenwich University in Hawaii closed for financial reasons at the end of 2003. Greenwich University (Norfolk Island) Greenwich University was a controversial distance learning institution, founded in 1972 in Missouri (at this time, it was known as the International Institute for Advanced Studies), in operation from 1990 to 2003 in Hawaii—1998 to 2003 under different ownership—and from 1998 to 2002 in Norfolk Island, Australia. It"
"Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kennesaw State University Loyola Marymount University Michigan State University Middlebury College New School University New York University North Carolina State University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Oberlin College Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Rutgers University Salisbury University Stanford University SUNY, Buffalo SUNY, Stony Brook Syracuse University Temple University Texas A & M University Tufts University University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Dayton University"
"Adam Smith University Adam Smith University (also known as Adam Smith University of Liberia and École Supérieure Universitaire Adam Smith) is an unaccredited private distance learning university founded in 1991 by Dr. Donald Grunewald (MA Harvard 1955, MBA Harvard 1959, DBA Harvard 1962), who is still its president. Grunewald was president of Mercy College between 1972 and 1984. Since 1984 Grunewald is professor of Management at the Hagan School of Business at Iona College, teaching courses in Business Policy and Strategic Management (source: Iona college). Grunewald served as a Member of Advisory Board of The Wilton Bank (source: Bloomberg). Adam"
"1990), the University of Delaware (1991), the University of South Florida (1992), the University of Leeds (UK: 1993), Montana State University (Bozeman, MT: 1994), the Higgins Armory Museum (Worcester, MA: 1995), Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI: 1996), Christ Church College (Canterbury, UK: 1997), University of Rochester (Rochester, NY: 1998), Montana State University (1999), Hope College (Holland, MI: 2000), Buffalo State College (Buffalo, NY: 2001), the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA: 2002), St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO: 2003), University of New Brunswick (Canada: 2004), Towson University (Baltimore, MD: 2005), Ohio State University (Columbus, OH: 2006), University of Western Ontario"
"(202/163)<br> 7 Northwestern University (200/161)<br> 8 Stanford University (168/0)<br> 9 University of Texas, Dallas (160/128)<br> 10 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (159/122)<br> 11*Massachusetts Institute of Technology (156/0)<br> 11*Yale University (156/0)<br> 13 Northeastern University (153/129)<br> 14 Purdue University (141/119)<br> 15 University of California, Berkeley (136/0) Under the umbrella of their professional organization, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), college and university admissions officers have strongly criticized the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's use of only one measure—the PSAT/NMSQT—to pre-screen students for National Merit recognition. The NACAC's position was emphasized in a July 2009 announcement, which stated the following: ""Implementing the recommendations"
"Isles International University The Isles International University/Université (IIU), formerly known as Irish International University and European Business School, is an unaccredited university operating currently in Ireland, In April 2018 ""The Irish Times"" described the organisation as a ""bogus university"" that ""targets overseas students with the promise of earning an Irish university qualification online that holds 'international recognition'"". It was described as ""An international education scam"" by the BBC in an investigation in 2008. Founded in 1996, the IIU has no campus of its own in Ireland but works with unspecified partner institutions abroad. When talking about the IIU to a"
"been suspended until further notice. Other international conference style events are being planned and convened on the ISU campus. Refer to the ISU web site for more details. The following table presents the topics covered from 1996-2013. International Space University The International Space University (ISU) is a university dedicated to the discovery, research and development of outer space exploration for peaceful purposes, through international and multidisciplinary education and research programs. It is a not-for-profit interdisciplinary university founded in 1987 that offers a Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS) in addition to the flagship Space Studies Program (SSP), a professional"
"International Technological University International Technological University (ITU) is a non-profit private university in San Jose, California. The university awards seven master's degrees and three doctoral degrees. International Technological University (ITU) was founded in 1994 by Professor Shu-Park Chan, previously a professor and interim dean of the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University. Chan retired early from Santa Clara in 1992 to found ITU two years later. In 2011, upon Shu-Park Chan’s retirement, the Board of Trustees elected his son Yau-Gene Chan, previously Executive Vice-President, to the ITU presidency. Following the WASC special investigation into Third Party Comments in February"
"II, respectively. For the women's winners, Julie Dabrowski of New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) (1990) and Amy Dodrill (1995) and Angie Arnold (1998), both from Johns Hopkins University, were also winners from Division III. Only three schools from the list of men's winners (Louisville, St. John's and UCLA) and six schools from the list of women's winners (Baylor, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, and Penn State) had multiple award winners. Of these programs, the only one with winners in consecutive seasons is the Louisville men's program (Peyton Siva in 2013 and Russ Smith in 2014). Six"
"by the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1987, by McGill in 1988, by Queen's University in 1993, by the University of New Brunswick also in 1993, by the University of Oxford in 1995, by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996, by the Yokohama National University in Japan also in 1996, by the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1997, by the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1998, by the Technical University of Valencia (Spain) in 1999, by the Northwestern University in 2000, by the University of Waterloo in 2002, by the Nanyang Technological University"
"claims from a rational, scientific viewpoint, and disseminates factual information about such inquiries to the public. There are Independent Investigation Groups in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Denver, and Alberta, Canada. Altogether, the Independent Investigations Groups are the largest paranormal investigations team in the world. The IIG offers $100,000 to anyone who can prove paranormal or supernatural ability under test conditions, and has in the past administered preliminary demonstrations for the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) $1,000,000 Paranormal Challenge. Underdown is a 1982 graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he received his B.A. in English with an emphasis"
"including the University of Washington School of Medicine, while it is prohibited and considered a particularly pernicious form of plagiarism at others, such as Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Scandals involving prominent physicians researchers have been reported at over a dozen universities in the United States, however, there have been no reports of any professors being disciplined. Professor Trudo Lemmens of the University of Toronto School of Law argues that ghostwritten papers help protect companies when they are sued in court. Perhaps the most pernicious practice in ghostwriting involves thanking writers for"
"Intel International Science and Engineering Fair The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is a science fair and the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, and is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Each May, more than 1500 students from roughly 70 countries and territories compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prizes, including one $75,000 and two $50,000 college scholarships. All prizes together amount to over $4,070,000. Two awards ceremonies are held including: Special"
"International American University International American University (IAU) is a non-accredited private for-profit university of higher learning offering programs through both distance education and classroom instruction. The University started operations in 2005 in Los Angeles, as the Management Institute of America, Inc. It currently operates from facilities in Palmdale, California and Los Angeles, California. On July 2006, it acquired approval to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) to grant degrees under the provisions of the California Education Code, Section 94900. In January 2010, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) replaced the Bureau for"
"the University of Chicago, said the presentation was ""designed to be deceptive by giving people the impression that the article … is a reprint and has passed peer review."" Pierrehumbert also said the publication was full of ""half-truths"". F. Sherwood Rowland, who was at the time foreign secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, said that the Academy received numerous inquiries from researchers who ""are wondering if someone is trying to hoodwink them."" After the petition appeared, the National Academy of Sciences said in a 1998 news release that ""The NAS Council would like to make it clear that this"
"was a visiting professor at UCI where he taught the graduate fiction workshop for one quarter in 1985. From 1991 to 1995, he was a visiting professor in the writing program at UCI. He is most famous for his book ""Schindler's Ark"" (1982) (later republished as ""Schindler's List""), which won the Booker Prize and is the basis of the film ""Schindler's List"" that was directed by Steven Spielberg. In January 2009, UCI Professor Reg Penner won the Faraday Medal for his research with nanowires. University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine), is a public"
"Texas A&M University published results of excess heat and later that day a group at the Georgia Institute of Technology announced neutron production—the strongest replication announced up to that point due to the detection of neutrons and the reputation of the lab. On 12 April Pons was acclaimed at an ACS meeting. But Georgia Tech retracted their announcement on 13 April, explaining that their neutron detectors gave false positives when exposed to heat. Another attempt at independent replication, headed by Robert Huggins at Stanford University, which also reported early success with a light water control, became the only scientific support"
"different books and movies. New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university. Founded in 1831, NYU's primary campus is in Greenwich Village with other campuses throughout New York City. NYU is also a global university where students can study at its degree-granting campuses in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, as well as its 12 academic centers in Accra, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Florence, London, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. In 2018, NYU was ranked amongst the top 30 universities internationally by the ""Academic Ranking of World Universities"", ""Times Higher Education"
"much as twenty-fold. About one-third, or around 2 tons, of the uranium used in the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago was provided through these procedures, now known as the Ames Process. The Ames Project produced more than 2 million pounds (1,000 tons) of uranium for the Manhattan Project until industry took over the process in 1945. The Ames Project received the Army-Navy ‘E’ Award for Excellence in Production on October 12, 1945, signifying two-and-a-half years of excellence in industrial production of metallic uranium as a vital war material. Iowa State University is unique among educational institutions"